CPT^® 76641, Under Diagnostic Ultrasound Procedures of the Chest

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 76641 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Ultrasound Procedures of the Chest.

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In this procedure, the provider performs a complete ultrasound of one breast. The procedure includes documentation of the images.

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Clarification for denial (76641/76642)

I've recently been having problems with insurances paying for 76641/76642 when billed together. I use modifier -59 on CPT 76642. This hasn't been an issue in the past, within the last month or two my ... [ Read More ]

Help! 76641 billing with 50 or how??

[QUOTE="tristeno96, post: 433037, member: 483068"]I need help billing a 76641 ultrasound breast, unilateral complete but both breasts were done. So how am I suppose to bill it? Do I use a 76641 with o... [ Read More ]

Help! 76641 billing with 50 or how??

[b]Hi[/b] 76641 – code states that imaging to the breast one side(unilater) whether right or left. If the patient encounter for this study in the morning and physician advised to come today or tomo... [ Read More ]

Help! 76641 billing with 50 or how??

I need help billing a 76641 ultrasound breast, unilateral complete but both breasts were done. So how am I suppose to bill it? Do I use a 76641 with one line item and add -50? Or do I bill 2 lines of ... [ Read More ]

Billing 10022, 76536 & 76942

[b]Billing for Diagnostic Ultrasound with FNA with US Needle Placement[/b] The patient was seen and examined in the office for a questionable seroma. U/S was performed and confirmed that their was a ... [ Read More ]

76641 Breast Ultrasound Female Only? 76641 breast male ultrasound

AAPC Coder shows that 76641 is a female only CPT code. Can anyone confirm if this is correct? I have a male patient that had bilateral breast ultrasounds, I'm wondering if I would need to use 76604 fo... [ Read More ]

Automated Breast Ultrasound automated breast imaging radiology ultrasound

We have been debating the use of 76641/76642 when an automated breast ultrasound is performed. Is it best to use an unlisted code 76999? Or is it acceptable to use the ultrasound CPT? Some are worried... [ Read More ]

Dictatin for 76642

Are the dividing clock positions for the breast considered part of the quadrants? Or are they only dividers? I have a report for 76642 (US of the Breast, Limited) where, per CPT descriptor explanati... [ Read More ]

Cpt code 76642 billing bilaterally

[QUOTE="chembree, post: 409699, member: 64364"]There have been lots of issues with the way 76642/76641 is processed bilaterally. Below are a couple of known issues that you may want to check to see if... [ Read More ]

Cpt code 76642 billing bilaterally

There have been lots of issues with the way 76642/76641 is processed bilaterally. Below are a couple of known issues that you may want to check to see if they could be causing a difference in what you... [ Read More ]

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